This volume assesses the formidable special forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II, both before and after Italy's surrender in September 1943. The Italian Navy special forces were particularly active and respected in the Mediterranean, where 10th Motor-Torpedo Boat Flotilla (Xa MAS) used frogmen, 'two-man torpedoes' and explosive ram-boats; Italian midget submarines were also deployed against the Soviet Navy in the Black Sea. After September 1943 the Germans allowed the expansion of Count Borghese's Xa MAS, which continued fighting on their side at sea and on land, most notoriously in anti-partisan operations. The marines of the 'San Marco' Regiment fought hard in North Africa, earning the respect of their opponents and the German general Hans-J rgen von Arnim, who described them as the best soldiers he had ever commanded; they also gave birth to a paratroop-frogman section.
The Italian Air Force formed a special commando unit, ADRA (Arditi Distruttori Regia Aeronautica), before the 1943 surrender; it was tasked with attacking Allied airfields and communications in North Africa alongside the 'Loretto' Battalion, which was made up of ground crew trained to operate captured enemy airfields. Men from ADRA and diehard Army paratroopers formed the new 'Folgore' Regiment, which also continued to fight alongside German forces until 1945.
In both cases, the pro-Allied Italian forces also formed 'mirror' units to fight alongside US and British forces, including the Recce Squadron 'F', the first Italian military unit to take up arms against the Germans occupying their country, and the Mariassalto, made up of personnel from Xa MAS who fought alongside British Royal Navy special units.
Featuring rare photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this book tells the story of the little-known elite forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II, some of whose successors remain in service with today's Italian armed forces.
Описание: A new royal yuri fantasy! As a young girl, Princess Anisphia regained her memories of her past life in another world, and ever since, those memories have inspired her. Though her inability to use magic has affected her reputation, she has dealt with this shortcoming by researching and harnessing the arcane in her own way. When her brother breaks off his engagement with Euphyllia, the daughter of a duke, Anisphia suggests the two move in together and study magicology to restore Euphyllia's honor--thus beginning a tale that will shape the realm, the world, and their futures!
Автор: Israлls Machtelt Brьggen Название: Piero Della Francesca and the Invention of the Artist ISBN: 1789143217 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781789143218 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2843.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A nuanced account of the life and art of Piero della Francesca.
Автор: Weiss/Piero/Taruskin/Richard Название: Music In The Western World ISBN: 053458599X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780534585990 Издательство: Cengage Learning Рейтинг: Цена: 10136.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Название: Piero Portaluppi ISBN: 8891833096 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788891833099 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 9656.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A tribute to a recently rediscovered Italian architect and urban planner from the early twentieth century, featuring 150 previously unpublished photographs.
Автор: Chiara Piero Название: The Bishop`s Bedroom ISBN: 1939931746 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781939931740 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2200.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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"Piero Chiara's novel is at once a murder mystery and a lyrical study of desire, greed, and deception. The ending is simply stunning." --Andr Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name
Summer 1946. World War Two has just come to an end and there's a yearning for renewal. A man in his thirties is sailing on Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, hoping to put off the inevitable return to work. Dropping anchor in a small, fashionable port, he meets the enigmatic owner of a nearby villa who invites him home for dinner with his older wife and beautiful widowed sister-in-law. The sailor is intrigued by the elegant waterside mansion, staffed with servants and imbued with mystery, and stays in a guest room previously occupied by a now deceased bishop related to his host. The two men form an uneasy bond, recognizing in each other a shared taste for idling and erotic adventure. They soon set sail together, encountering old flames and making new conquests. But tragedy puts an abrupt halt to their revels and shatters the tranquility of the villa. What really happened on the dock? And who was the figure glimpsed cycling around the shore in the dark? A sultry, stylish psychological thriller executed with supreme literary finesse.
Автор: Di Piero W. S. Название: Fat: New and Uncollected Prose ISBN: 0887486622 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780887486623 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: When his reputation is threatened, Aaron Whitworth makes the desperate decision to hire a circus horse trainer as a jockey for his racehorses. Most men don`t take Sophia Fitzroy seriously because she`s a woman, but as she fights for the right to do the work she was hired for, she finds the fight for Aaron`s guarded heart might be a more worthwhile challenge.
Название: Piero Sartogo and Nathalie Grenon ISBN: 1885254512 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781885254511 Издательство: Monacelli Цена: 3594.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Video Game Chronotopes and Social Justice examines how the chronotope, which literally means "timespace," is an effective interpretive lens through which to understand the cultural and ideological significance of video games.
Описание: America's Road to Empire surveys and analyses United States' foreign relations from the country’s independence in 1776 until its entry into World War One in 1917, using primary source materials and case studies. The book covers key themes including:
- the role that notions of "white superiority" played in US foreign policy
- the search for absolute security that repeatedly led the United States to trample on the liberties of other countries;
- and the idea of American 'exceptionalism' – the clash between the idealism of US rhetoric and its actions – which has led to a persistent failure to understand how “European” U.S. policy actually was.
Whilst providing analytical overview, Piero Gleijeses also uses case studies which examine overlooked aspects of U.S. foreign policy, particularly concerning marginalized populations. He draws on archival U.S. and European primary sources and incorporates the latest research from the US, British, French and Spanish archives, as well as newspapers from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Spain, and Mexico.
A highly original account of the United States’ rise to power drawing on multilingual scholarship, this is an important book for all students and scholars of United States foreign relations up to the First World War.
Автор: Del Piero, Giacomo Название: Variant -- heist of the universe ISBN: 180074062X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781800740624 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1582.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: `Enemy - Stranger - Neighbour: The Image of the Other in Moche Culture` is dedicated to artistic renderings of the Recuay people in Moche art, in all available and preserved media. This study offers an analysis of several dozen complex, painted and bas-relief scenes and several hundred mould-pressed, sculpted depictions of foreigners in Moche art.
Автор: Formica, Piero Название: Econaissance ISBN: 1800435177 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781800435179 Издательство: Emerald Рейтинг: Цена: 8739.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Econaissance intertwines Economics, Knowledge and Renaissance to anticipate the dawn of a new age that acts on the principles of human knowledge and the economy, and sheds light on the culture of entrepreneurialism, too often kept in the shadows.
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